Engineering Instructors

Diane Brancazio

Diane Brancazio received a B.S. with honors in Engineering from Princeton University and a Master of Science in Engineering from MIT. Ms. Brancazio also taught Engineering over the course of four summers at an MIT program for high school students. Diane has a decade of experience working in industry as an engineer and holds five patents. She currently works for the Edgerton Center at MIT developing STEM curriculum for the Cambridge schools. She has designed high school engineering curriculum for the MIT Museum, the Education Development Center, and Boston's Museum of Science.

Adam Cole is a graduate of top-ranked Williams College. He has extensive teaching experience in math and computer science at Needham High School, one of Massachusett's top public high schools. Mr. Cole is an exceptional mentor who is Head Coach of the Needham Boys Swimming and Diving team as well as Head Coach of the Needham High School Golf team. He has repeatedly coached both teams to winning seasons. Under his tutelage, Mr. Cole's students have successfully developed original Apps.

Derrick Genova teaches Physics at Wellesley High School, one of the top-rated high schools in Massachusetts. He received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Where he was elected to engineering honor societies and received undergraduate awards. He completed an internship at Raytheon. He was selected by technical newspaper, MassHighTech, as one of New England's top 10 performers for its 2004 "Best in Class" special report. He completed his Master's degree at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Jeremiah Johnston earned his B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Gettysburg College and later went on to Yale University, graduating with an M.S. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. While there, he began teaching summer courses in biomedical engineering. This will be his second year teaching Biomedical Engineering at BLI.